The Mother and the Law

After the relatively low box office takings of 'Intolerance', D. W. Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's interlocking stories as standalone features, with some new additional footage. The second of these was 'The Mother and the Law', which demonstrates how crime, moral puritanism, and conflicts between ruthless capitalists and striking workers help ruin the lives of marginal Americans.

Cast

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

as The Little Dear One

Robert Harron

Robert Harron

as The Boy

Miriam Cooper

Miriam Cooper

as The Friendly One

Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

as Miss Mary Jenkins

Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

as Arthur Jenkins

Clyde E. Hopkins

Clyde E. Hopkins

as Jenkins' Secretary

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